School: Alternative Education Center of Silver Valley Unified School District

Ceremony: 6 p.m. May 22 at AEC

Number of graduates: 49 total; 18 from Calico High School, 14 from Silver Valley Academy, 13 from Silver Valley Adult School and four from Community Day School.

Year of commencement: 37th for Calico High School; 15th for Alternative Education Center

School motto: “The more difficult the struggle, the more glorious the victory.”

School mission: “... to provide an educational environment where all students can succeed academically and mature personally while acquiring the essential, critical and creative thinking skills needed for careers in the 21st century.”

Ceremony performance: A musical number from “VEE” performing “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield.

Class awards and accomplishments: Four graduates were awarded scholarships, with all earning two or three each; five students graduated early; Deputy Michael Rodriguez received the Diamond Scorpion Award from AEC.